1.) What number exceeds its cube by the maximum amount?

2.) The sum of two numbers is 25. Find the minimum value of the sum
1.) A plane initially flying at a height of 240 m
of their squares. dives to deliver some supplies. Its height after
3.) The sum of two numbers is 36. Find the minimum value of the sum
t seconds is h = 8t 2 – 80t + 240 (m). Find the
of their cubes. plane’s minimum height during the maneuver.
4.) Find two numbers whose sum is 12, if the product of one to the
2.) A farmer has 100 meters of fencing to make a
square of the other is to be a minimum. rectangular
5.) Find two numbers whose sum is 16, if the product of one by the
enclosure for
cube of the other is to be a maximum. sheep as shown.
6.) Find two numbers whose sum is 10, if the product of the square of
He will leave an
one by the cube of the other is to be a maximum. opening of 2
7.) A rectangular field of given area is to be fenced off along the bank of
meters for a gate.
a river. If no fence is needed along the river, what is the shape of the Calculate the
rectangle requiring the least amount of fencing? maximum possible area.
8.) A rectangular lot is to be fenced off along a highway. If the fence on
the highway costs 10 pesos per meter, on the other side’s 5 pesos
per meter, find the area of the largest lot that can be fenced off for
100 pesos.

9.) A rectangular field of fixed area is to be enclosed and divided into 3.) A farmer has 100 meters of fencing to make a
three lots by parallels to one of the sides. What should be the
relative dimensions of the field to make the amount of fencing rectangular
minimum?
enclosure for
sheep as shown.
10.) Find the dimensions of a rectangle with perimeter 1000 meters so
that the area of the rectangle is a maximum. He will use an
existing wall for
11.) A farmer has 8 km of fencing wire, and wishes to fence a one side of the
rectangular piece of land. One boundary of the land is the bank of a
straight river. What are the dimensions of the rectangle so that the enclosure and
area is maximized? leave an opening of 2 meters for a gate. Find
the value of x that will give the maximum
12.) An open rectangular box with square base is to be made from 48 ft.2
of material. What dimensions will result in a box with the largest possible area. Calculate the maximum
possible volume? possible area.

13.) A container in the shape of a

right circular cylinder with no top
has surface area 12 ft2 What
height h and base radius r will
maximize the volume of the
cylinder?
14.) A sheet of cardboard 3 ft. by 4 ft.
will be made into a box by cutting equal-sized squares from each
corner and folding up the four edges. What will be the dimensions of
the box with largest volume?
15.) Find the length of the shortest ladder that will reach over an 8-ft.
high fence to a large wall which is 3 ft. behind the fence. (See
diagram.)
16.) Car B is 30 miles directly east of Car A and begins moving west at
90 mph. At the same moment car, A begins moving north at 60 mph.
What will be the minimum distance between the cars and at what
time t does the minimum distance occur?
17.) A farmer wishes to create a rectangular pen to contain as much area
as possible using 60 meters of fencing. find the maximum area.
18.) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 12m. Find one of the legs if the
area is maximum.
19.) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 14m. find its perimeter if its
area is a maximum.
20.) A rectangular lot having an area of 5000m2 is to be fenced on 3
sides. Find the least amount of fencing needed.
21.) What is the area in sq.m. of the rectangle of maximum perimeter
inscribed in a circle having a diameter of 12m?
22.) What is the shape of the rectangle of a given area that has the
longest diagonal?
23.) A closed cylindrical container was cut out 169.6 sq.m. of materials.
Determine the radius of the vessel to have a maximum volume.
24.) The diameter of a closed cylindrical tank that requires the minimum
amount of materials to make it if its volume is 45 cu.m.
25.) What is the least amount of tin sheet, in cm sq.cm,that can be made
into a closed cylindrical can having a volume of 101 cu.cm?
4.) A farmer has 100 meters of fencing to make a
rectangular enclosure for sheep as shown. He
will use existing walls for two sides of the
enclosure, and leave an opening of 2 meters
for a gate. Find the value of x that will give
the maximum possible area. Calculate the
maximum possible area.
5.) An open-topped box is to be made by
removing squares from each corner of a
rectangular piece of card and then folding up
the sides. if the original rectangle of card
measured 80 cm by 50 cm, and the squares
removed from the corners have sides x cm
long Find the value of x that will give the
maximum possible volume. Calculate the
maximum possible volume.
6.) A soft drinks manufacturer wants to design a
cylindrical can to hold half a liter (500 cm3) of
drink. Find the minimum area of material that
can be used to make the can.
7.) Find the minimum surface area of an open-
topped tank with a square base and capacity
400 cm3.
8.) An aircraft window consists of a central
rectangle and two semi-circular ends as
shown in the sketch. A window is required to
have an area of 1 m2. Find the dimensions of
the window with the smallest possible
perimeter.
 width
and has no top. If the material for the sides cost 10
pesos/cm2 and the material for the bottom cost 15
pesos/cm2
determine the dimensions of the box that will
maximize the enclosed volume.
29. A printer needs to make a poster that will have a
total of 500 cm2 that will have 3 cm margins on the
sides and 2 cm margins on the top and bottom.
What dimensions of the poster will give the largest
printed area?
30. Determine the area of the largest rectangle whose
base is on the x-axis and the top two corners lie on
semicircle of radius 16.
31. Determine the area of the largest rectangle whose
base is on the x-axis and the top two corners lie
y =x2 − 4.
32. A 250 cm piece of wire is cut into two pieces. One
piece is bent into an equilateral triangle and the
other will be bent into circle. Determine where, if
anywhere, the wire should be cut to minimize the
area enclosed by the two figures.
33. A piece of pipe is being carried down a hallway that
is 14 feet wide. At the end of the hallway there
is a right-angled turn and
the hallway narrows down
to 6 feet wide. What is the
longest pipe (always
keeping it horizontal) that
can be carried around the
turn in the hallway?

34. Two poles, one 15 meters tall and one 10 meters

tall, are 40 meters apart. A length of wire is
attached to the top of each pole and it is staked to
the ground somewhere between the two poles.
Where should the wire be staked so that the
minimum amount of wire is used?
35. Find the point(s) on x = y2 − 8 that are closest to
(5,0).
36. Find the point(s) on y = x2 − 2 that are closest to
(0, -3).

28. We have 1000 pesos to buy the materials to build a

box whose base length is seven times the base